Man's life 'destroyed' after neighbour drilled into his skull in home attack

01.04.2022 - 17:25 / dailyrecord.co.uk

A man has said that his life "changed forever" when his neighbour drilled into his skull in a violent attack at his home.

Police were called to Lloyd Russell's, 34, home after reports of a disturbance where they discovered the attacker Eddie Achunche, 45, with the drill still in his hand and Lloyd on the ground with a 5cm hole drilled into his brain.

Achunche claimed the attack was self-defence and that he had not meant to hurt anyone but was caged for four-and-a-half years in October 2021 after he was found guilty of GBH without intent but not guilty of GBH with intent, Essex Live reports.

However Lloyd, from Essex, states that he suffered severe long-term affects that have changed his life.

The horrifying injuries left Lloyd in a coma for three weeks and he states that he suffered a range of long-term neurological, motor and emotional impairments as a result of serious brain and eye trauma. These include right-sided hemiparesis and double vision.

Lloyd said: “Suddenly I start realising that I had a brain injury, my life has changed. From August 3, I was born again. Everything that I used to do, I can’t do and that includes my house. For what, nothing. If I had injured myself, even though I would be annoyed, I would be able to live with it.

“It is so serious because from 2020 I have cried every day. What did I do to deserve this? He could have punched me, he could have kicked me, he could have done anything.”

Despite six-months of rehabilitation, Lloyd claims he sadly could not return to his job as a freelance signalling engineer due to the serious injuries he sustained from the assault. In addition, he says he is currently homeless with his dog and an 18-month puppy because he claims he was forced to rent out his property